"2015–16 Aston Villa F.C. season The 2015–16 season was Aston Villa's 24th season in the Premier League and 28th and final consecutive season in the top flight of English football, as well as their 141st season as a professional football club. Villa also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The club was initially managed by Tim Sherwood, in what would have been his first full season as manager. However, Sherwood was sacked on 25 October 2015 and later replaced by Rémi Garde on 2 November. Garde parted ways with Villa on 29 March 2016 with the club still"
"offensive post. This was disputed vehemently by Wyness. On 5 June 2018, Wyness was suspended by Aston Villa with ""immediate effect"" in a club statement and left the club later that summer. Keith Wyness Keith Wyness (born 26 October 1958) is a Scottish businessman and football executive, most recently he was the Chief Executive of Aston Villa football club. He previously held the same position at Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen and later Premier League club Everton during the 2000s. Prior to entering the football industry, his employers included British Airways, Radisson and the Olympic Club. Wyness joined British Airways"
"who managed Villa to League Cup success in 1975 and again in 1977 before taking the club to its first Championship success for 70 years in 1981, also moved across to Birmingham City following his resignation in 1982. Alex McLeish's appointment as Aston Villa manager in June 2011 after resigning from Birmingham City five days before was the first time in history a manager has moved from Birmingham City to Aston Villa. The move shocked the football world and increased tension between the two clubs even more. Former Birmingham City Manager Steve Bruce was appointed Villa manager in 2016. Doug"
"to follow Smith to Aston Villa in October 2018. Source: Richard O'Kelly Richard Florence O'Kelly (born 8 January 1957) is an English former footballer turned manager; who is Dean Smith's assistant head coach at Championship side Aston Villa. He began his career at Walsall in 1979, as they won promotion into the Third Division in 1979–80, where they remained for his next six seasons at Fellows Park, during which time he scored 56 goals in 204 league games. He was sold on to Port Vale for a £6,000 fee in July 1986, before returning to Walsall on a free transfer"
"the first time in history that a manager had moved directly from Birmingham City to Aston Villa. On 14 May 2012, one day after the 2011–12 Premier League season ended, McLeish was sacked as Villa manager after a massively disappointing one season in charge. After being relegated in 2011, Birmingham are still yet to gain promotion back to the top flight of English football. However, since Alex McLeish was sacked as Villa manager, Villa's poor form continued. Despite several manager changes over the next few years, after several close calls they were finally relegated at the end of the 2015/16"
"immediately dismissed the report as ""ridiculous"", but it emerged over the following few days that a group of senior players had indeed instigated the move, possibly with O'Leary's backing. The following week, David O'Leary left the club by mutual consent after three years as Aston Villa manager and his assistant Roy Aitken became caretaker manager. At a press conference on 4 August 2006, Doug Ellis introduced Martin O'Neill as the new manager and O'Neill said, After several years of speculation and failed bids, the 23-year reign of Doug Ellis as chairman came to an end. Ellis, the largest shareholder with"
"him, and steered the club away from relegation while also leading them to the 2015 FA Cup Final, but he was sacked in the 2015–16 season, as was his successor Rémi Garde, in a campaign ended with Villa relegated for the first time since 1987. In June 2016, Chinese businessman Tony Xia bought the club for £76 million. Roberto Di Matteo was appointed as the club's new manager before the new season, and was sacked after 12 games, to be replaced by former Birmingham manager Steve Bruce. In October 2018, Bruce was sacked after winning only one of the past"
"19, 2006 Aston Villa PLC executive chairman Doug Ellis and his board resigned, and were replaced by Randy Lerner as chairman with General Charles C. Krulak, Bob Kain and Michael Martin serving as non-executive directors. At the close of the deal in 2006, Lerner became only the second American owner of a Premiership club. In June 2011, Lerner appointed manager Alex McLeish, who was previously working from local rivals Birmingham City. McLeish's contract was terminated at the end of the 2011–12 season after Villa finished in 16th place, just above the relegation zone. On 2 July 2012, Aston Villa confirmed"
"Richard O'Kelly Richard Florence O'Kelly (born 8 January 1957) is an English former footballer turned manager; who is Dean Smith's assistant head coach at Championship side Aston Villa. He began his career at Walsall in 1979, as they won promotion into the Third Division in 1979–80, where they remained for his next six seasons at Fellows Park, during which time he scored 56 goals in 204 league games. He was sold on to Port Vale for a £6,000 fee in July 1986, before returning to Walsall on a free transfer January 1988. Helping the ""Saddlers"" to win promotion via the"
"the club by mutual agreement, to become Assistant Manager at Aston Villa. On 4 February 2016, the club confirmed the appointment of Nicky Eaden for a second spell as Assistant Manager. Eaden left his role as a coach with Leicester City Under 21s prior to the confirmation. This was Eaden's second spell in the management team at the club, having previously been appointed by Andy Liddell in 2011. On 8 February 2016, it was announced that Neil Redfearn had been relieved of his managerial duties. Redfearn had been in charge of the team for 21 games, losing 14 of them"
"first leg on 18 February and 5–4 on aggregate. He resigned on 26 May 2015 after the team qualified for the UEFA Europa League by finishing sixth, following a run of two wins in ten matches which cost them a place in the Champions League. On 2 June 2016, Di Matteo was appointed the manager of newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa, working under the new chairman Tony Xia. Di Matteo's former Chelsea teammate Steve Clarke was appointed as his assistant on the same day. On 3 October 2016, Di Matteo was sacked as manager after a string of poor"
"was to be appointed C.E.O. of EFL Championship club, Aston Villa F.C. Christian Purslow Christian Mark Cecil Purslow (born December 14, 1963) is a British businessman, co-founder of private equity firm MidOcean Partners and is the former managing director of Liverpool Football Club and the managing director and head of global commercial activities at Chelsea Football Club. He is currently chief executive of EFL Championship football club Aston Villa. Attending Aylesbury Grammar School as a boy, he went on to graduate with a degree in modern and medieval languages at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, he earned an MBA at Harvard Business"
"league with Spurs with a total of 69 league points. Sherwood was sacked by chairman Daniel Levy on 13 May 2014. On 14 February 2015, Sherwood was appointed as the new manager of Aston Villa. The announcement was made via the club's official Twitter page, following the sacking of Paul Lambert on 11 February. Although he attended the following day's 2–1 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup and gave a half-time team-talk, his first game in official control of the team was at home to Stoke City almost a week later. Villa lost the game 2–1 after a"
"deal to become the manager and was sacked after 147 days. In April 2016, two members of Villa's board of directors, former Football Association chairman David Bernstein and Lord King submitted their resignations to Villa Chairman Steve Hollis. Their resignation was due to them being ""increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress they were able to make"" at the club. There had also occurred, reportedly, a ""hostile interaction"" between them and owner Randy Lerner. In May 2016, Lerner sold Aston Villa to Chinese businessman Tony Xia and his Recon Group following Villa's relegation to the Football League Championship. Many Aston"
"to succeed long-serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Round started in his new post on 1 July. On 22 April 2014, Round was relieved of his duties at United following the sacking of Moyes. On 1 September 2016, Round was appointed as Director of Football at Aston Villa. On 4 July 2018, Round left Aston Villa as director of football. Steve Round Steve Round (born 9 November 1970 in Burton upon Trent) is an English football coach and ex-player. He was previously the assistant manager at Premier League sides Everton & Manchester United and Director of Football at Aston Villa. As"
"football operations. In July 2018 Aston Villa were taken over by Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens with a 55% controlling stake who promised significant investment and restructuring of the club. In October 2018 they sacked Steve Bruce with Villa sitting 12th in the table after 11 games. They appointed boyhood Villa fan Dean Smith. Notes Bibliography History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) The history of Aston Villa F.C. from 1961 to the current season covers the fluctuating fortunes of the club during the 1960s and 1970s, the European Cup victory in 1982 and the present day's EFL Championship club. The"
"Steve Stride Steven M. ""Steve"" Stride (born c. 1950) is the former Operations Director of Aston Villa Football Club. Stride joined the office staff at Aston Villa in 1972 and seven years later was appointed football secretary, a post he held for 16 years. He was elected to the board of directors in 1995, and two years later published a book, ""Stride inside the Villa"", chronicling his 25 years with the club. In 2005, he took responsibility for running the club while longtime chairman Doug Ellis recovered from heart bypass surgery. Stride was the only director to remain at the"
"series. Previous majority stakeholder and founder Avi Lerner will remain as Chief Executive Officer with Xia becoming chairman. On 18 May 2016, it was announced that Recon Group had agreed to buy Aston Villa for a reported £60 million from American businessman Randy Lerner, with the club becoming part of Recon Group's Sports, Leisure and Tourism division. On 14 June 2016, the sale was completed for a reported £76 million after being approved by the Football League. Upon completion of the sale, Xia became chairman of the club. Xia sold his majority stake in the club to NSWE in July"
"the appointment of former Norwich City manager Paul Lambert. In February 2012, the club announced a financial loss of £53.9 million. Lerner put the club up for sale on 12 May 2014, with an estimated value of £200 million. Lambert was sacked on 11 February 2015 and replaced by Tim Sherwood, who saved Villa from relegation in the 2014/15 season and took them to the 2015 FA Cup Final. Sherwood was sacked on 15 October 2015, after six consecutive league losses, with Kevin MacDonald taking over as interim manager. On 2 November 2015, Frenchman Rémi Garde agreed a three-and-a-half year"
"he was replaced by former Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce. however Steve Bruce could only lead the club to 13th in the table that season. In the 2017/18 season Bruce led Villa to a 4th place after their best winning sequence since 1990, including winning seven games in a row. Having qualified for the play-offs and beaten Middlesborough in the semi-final they ultimately lost 1-0 to Fulham in the 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium.. Following the play-off final loss financial problems began to emerge with Tony Xia struggling to move money out of China to maintain basic"
"Months later, Jersey announced their intention to join UEFA, and when Reilly stepped aside in early 2016 Little was appointed to replace him. Little won the Muratti in May 2016, but stepped down as manager the following month and reverted to his position as Director of Football; allowing him to concentrate on his commitments at Aston Villa. Source: Aston Villa Darlington Leicester City Aston Villa Individual Brian Little Brian Little (born 25 November 1953) is an English football manager and former player. Little has previously managed Darlington, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City, Tranmere Rovers,"
"Dean Smith (footballer, born 1971) Dean Smith (born 19 March 1971) is an English football manager and former football player who is the manager of Championship club Aston Villa. Starting his playing career with Walsall in 1989, over the course of five years he played 166 league and cup games. After signing for Hereford United in 1994, three years and 146 appearances later he moved on to Leyton Orient. In six years with Orient he made 309 appearances in all competitions, before earning a move to Sheffield Wednesday in 2003. After a season with Wednesday he moved on to Port"
"On 12 October 2016, Bruce was appointed manager of EFL Championship club Aston Villa. In his second match in charge, Villa defeated Reading, the club's first win in 11 games and the first away win for 14 months. He brought in Colin Calderwood as assistant manager from Brighton & Hove Albion and Stephen Clemence from old club Hull City as first team coach. In the 2017–18 season, Villa secured a play-off place and defeated Middlesbrough to reach the final, but lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League. On 2 October"
"Lerner. He returned to Villa Park shortly after, on 5 May 2007, for the 25th anniversary celebrations of the 1982 European Cup win. Ron Saunders Ronald Saunders (born 6 November 1932 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is an English retired football player and former successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, the three second city clubs normally being bitter rivals. As a player, he was a hard-shooting centre forward. He scored over 200 goals in 13 years as a centre-forward for Everton, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Watford and Charlton Athletic. Saunders"
"South club Whitehawk. On November 29, 2016, Hill left Whitehawk and joined Aston Villa to be part of Steve Bruce's recruitment staff. Following the departure of Martin Allen as manager at Eastleigh, after a run of seven games without a win, Hill returned to The Spitfires as Director of Football and caretaker manager on 23 February 2017. Richard Hill (footballer, born 1963) Richard Wilfred Hill (born 20 September 1963) is an English football coach and manager. He is also a former footballer who played for Oxford United, Watford, Northampton Town and Leicester City. He has been assistant manager at six"
"over relegation rivals Sunderland in which all goals were scored in the first half. On 19 April 2015, Aston Villa reached the FA Cup Final for the first time since 2000, coming from behind to defeat Liverpool 2–1 in their semi-final at Wembley. However, they went on to lose the final 4–0 to Arsenal. After losing six consecutive matches, including a 10-game win-less run which left the team 19th in the table, Sherwood was sacked on 25 October 2015. On 10 November 2016, Sherwood was appointed director of football at League One side Swindon Town. On 14 June 2017, it"
"André Villas-Boas Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (; born 17 October 1977), known as André Villas-Boas, is a Portuguese football manager, who recently led Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG. He is one of a growing number of top-level managers who have never played football professionally. Highlights in his career include an undefeated 2010–11 season in the Primeira Liga with Porto, winning four trophies and becoming the youngest manager ever to win a European title in the process, the highest points tally of 72 points in the Premier League through the 2012–13 season managing Tottenham (the highest points"
"was drawn by Chris Waddle and Mick McCarthy on 16 August 2018. ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season ""Based on matches played until 15 December 2018"" ""Based on matches played until 15 December 2018"" 2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season The 2018–19 season is Aston Villa's third consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season. It's also their 144th year in existence. ""Villa"" announced friendlies with AFC"
"Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite numerous protests from fans against his appointment. McLeish's appointment marked the first time in history that a manager had moved directly from Birmingham to Villa. McLeish's contract was terminated at the end of the 2011–12 season after Villa finished in 16th place, only just above the relegation zone. On 2 July 2012, Aston Villa confirmed the appointment of former Norwich City manager Paul Lambert as the replacement for McLeish. On 28 February 2012, the club announced a financial loss of £53.9 million. Lerner put the club up for sale on 12 May 2014,"
"Christian Purslow Christian Mark Cecil Purslow (born December 14, 1963) is a British businessman, co-founder of private equity firm MidOcean Partners and is the former managing director of Liverpool Football Club and the managing director and head of global commercial activities at Chelsea Football Club. He is currently chief executive of EFL Championship football club Aston Villa. Attending Aylesbury Grammar School as a boy, he went on to graduate with a degree in modern and medieval languages at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, he earned an MBA at Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar, finishing in the top 5%"
"(4–0) and a point against runaway leaders Chelsea. In the end, Villa finished 16th, just two places above the relegation zone. Following the relegation of local rivals Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, Villa were the only Midlands side playing Premier League football in 2006–07. On 19 July 2006, O'Leary's contract as Aston Villa manager was terminated by mutual consent. Chairman Doug Ellis sold the club within a few months to Randy Lerner, and Martin O'Neill was appointed as manager. O'Leary returned to management on 4 July 2010 with United Arab Emirates club Al-Ahli Dubai, where his first decision was"
"Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club (nicknamed Villa, The Villa, The Villans and The Lions) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club currently competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. Aston Villa are one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup, in 1981–82. They have also won the"
"Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health. He was replaced by Scottish former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park. Summer Winter Summer Winter Summer Winter Summer Winter 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season was Aston Villa's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club was managed by former Birmingham boss Alex McLeish, following Gérard Houllier's departure"